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GameCube titles sold as Wii games by Pirates

NintendoWiiFanboy reports:
"Filipino site GameOPS found that pirates are up to their old tricks again, copying GameCube games onto DVD discs and packaging them as Wii releases. Titles like Luigi's Mansion, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition are advertised with new covers that've been rebranded with Wii logos and boxart elements. Unlike official GameCube-to-Wii ports, these don't even feature tacked-on waggle controls!"

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Published: 857 days 15 hours ago | News | Wii | GameCube | Industry News

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MK_Red - 857 days 15 hours ago

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Zelda Wind Waker! Now these are some really crazy pirates.

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Ignorant Fanboy - 857 days 15 hours ago

2 - They did this when PS2 came out.

I remember seeing PS1 games, in PS2 cases. With the PS2 logo and everything. Only it was an old game.

The PS2 was HOT back then, still is I guess.

Any real gamer would know this, but an unsuspecting tourist could fall for it.

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Honeal2g - 857 days 13 hours ago

2.1 - only one big difference.

the ps1 games didnt look like ps2 games....i really dont see the big deal gamecube games and wii cost the same and look the same graphically so who cares

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unsunghero28 - 857 days 15 hours ago

3 - Good read

A good article, hampered only slightly by the fact that the N4G intro doesn't actually introduce the article's purpose and includes "we" several times...

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risk - 857 days 15 hours ago

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only a kid would fall for this...oh wait nintendo aimed the wii at the kids.. <_<

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MK_Red - 857 days 15 hours ago

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Well, thankfully those pirates can't do the same with PS3, using PS2 games as PS3 ones (No to the piracy).

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7ero H3LL - 857 days 15 hours ago

6 - looks nice

almost real to real( probably because computers and printers are just getting better and better).

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s8anicslayer - 857 days 15 hours ago

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then i guess nintendo is a pirate also, that wii is nothing but gamecube in a new case

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REbirth - 857 days 15 hours ago

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well said;) (thats what i think too)

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unsunghero28 - 857 days 13 hours ago

7.2 - 6 agrees? Come on, people.

Everyone is so biased against Nintendo... Very few Wii articles' comments have not included some variation of the statement "The Wii is last-gen" and I'm getting tired of it.

The Wii is selling much more than the PS3 or 360, and it seems to me that everyone who makes an angry comment at Nintendo is just a flamer who doesn't like the idea that Nintendo is moving consoles at a rate that is, quite frankly, unprecedented in the history of video games.

There are some great titles- Brawl, Galaxy, and Corruption- coming out that, interestingly enough, are all geared to "prove themselves" to all of the naysayers out there in a certain way. Be it online play, graphics, controls, I think by the time the holiday season's reviews are out it will be much, much harder to land such a low blow on the Wii.

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risk - 857 days 10 hours ago

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its pretty much exploiting the industry...i have a wii in my living room and DONT TOUCH IT. why? cuz there ARE NO FKING GAMES. i wanna sell it but im soo lazy :/

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BlackTigea - 857 days 15 hours ago

9 - ok.

Wow I would not be able to tell the difference, cep by the Title so I know, that one way scaming these poor tourist!

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MK_Red - 857 days 14 hours ago

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Agree with most on covers. They are really seductive and have a good build that almost looks real. Pirates these days...

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Fighter - 857 days 13 hours ago

11 - Those scans look too real

This is so going to confuse the soccer moms and grandparents who are actually the new target consumers for the Wii. No one will be able to tell the difference because most first-gen Wii games look like Gamecube games.

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djt23 - 857 days 11 hours ago

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Those boxarts are amazing. They really went all out with the details on these things.

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